As with any new tech that threatens the status quo, there's a ton of money riding on this young industry crashing and burning. As a humble member of the working class, I was understandably thrilled to see that the personalized medicine market is planning to do exactly the opposite. Even the most pessimistic forecasts are expecting the market to soar upward of $800 billion by the end of the decade...Read More
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) has released the prefeasibility study for the expansion of its 100%-owned Aurizona gold mine in Brazil. The plan covers mining underground and satellite open pit deposits as well as the Piaba pit, nearly doubling the mine life to 11 years.Peak production will be 160,000 oz. of gold annually from 2026 to 2029, and the life-of-mine average will be 137,000 oz. an...Read More
Quebec-focused project generator Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM) expects the mineralized intrusion underpinning the Patwon discovery of 2019 to widen and increase in grade at depth, president and CEO Jean-Marc Lulin tells The Northern Miner."There was plenty of visible gold evident in the core samples recovered from the June drill program, but for which results remain outstanding," Lulin said on a...Read More
Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD) announced that it has entered into a property option agreement with Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) with respect to the company's South Uchi project in Ontario.Under the option agreement, Barrick can earn an initial 70% interest in the project by spending a total of $6 million on mineral exploration within six years, of which $3 million are guaranteed expenditure...Read More
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 142.7 points or 0.69% to finish the September 13-17 trading week at 20,490.41. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 4.83 points or 4.76% to 96.75 and the S&P/TSX Base Metals Index dropped 8.07 points or 4.77% % to 161.18. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 7.03 points or 2.50% to 274.05 and spot gold fell US$33 per oz. or 1.85% to US$1,753.80 per ounce.Lithium Amer...Read More
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 22.84 points or 0.07% to finish the September 13 to September 17 trading week at 34,584.88 and the S&P 500 fell 25.59 points or 0.57% to 4,432.99. Spot gold declined US$33 per oz. or 1.85% to finish at US$1,753.80 per ounce.Mosaic topped the list of gains with its shares rising US$1.83 to US$33.61. The fertilizer giant reported August sales volumes and reve...Read More
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 16.52 points points or 1.83% to finish the September 13-17 trading week at 886.83. Spot gold fell US$33.00 per oz. or 1.85% to US$1,753.80 per ounce.Uranium Royalty climbed $1.48 per share to $5.88. The company said it is entering contracts for three spot purchases totaling 300,000 lb. of U308 at an average cost of US$38.17 per pound. The deliveries are sch...Read More
This year so far has seen a series of milestone events unfold for Appia Energy's (CSE: API) Alces Lake property in Saskatchewan - one of the highest-grade critical rare earth prospects in the world.In August of 2021, Appia Energy acquired another 18,105 hectares (44,738 acres) of land contiguous to the claim block at Alces Lake, increasing its 100% owned landholdings to 35,682.2 hectares (88,172.7...Read More
On the morning of May 18, 2020, an earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale rocked northern Sweden, inflicting serious damage to the century old LKAB iron mine in the town Kiruna, forcing the company to suspend operations. Five days later, production had resumed, albeit at 30% capacity.That swift recovery was due, in no small part, to 30 surveys conducted at depths of 1,200 metres by a drone-...Read More
We spoke with Leigh Curyer, who is CEO, President and Director of NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX: NXE, NYSE: NXE, ASX: NXG). NexGen is a Canadian company with a focus on the acquisition, exploration, and development of Canadian uranium projects. NexGen holds a portfolio of prospective uranium exploration projects, in the southwest Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada, and is advancing the Rook I Project...Read More
Before we get to the investment vehicle that can provide steady monthly income, I wanted to share this satirical billboard that's popping up across Pennsylvania...I'm all for political satire, but this would be funnier if it weren't true, especially since the Pentagon released a report earlier this year saying al-Qaeda could reinforce quickly enough in Afghanistan to conduct an attack on U.S. soil...Read More
In Episode 7 of Step Up for Mental Health Training Tips, Jenn Kripki of Inner Strength Fitness and Training shares some exercises ...Read More
NGEx's CEO Wojtek Wodzicki is interviewed as part of the Precious Metals Summit. He gives an overview of the company, ...Read More
A federal judge allows suit to proceed, as the state says run-off from the mine is seeping into Okanogan water sources.Read full newsRead More
A federal judge allows suit to proceed, as the state says run-off from the mine is seeping into Okanogan water sources.Read full newsRead More
The Delta variant of the deadly coronavirus is lurking. Hopes that this pandemic was nearing its end appear to be waning right now. Accordingly, investors are increasingly shifting from aggressive growth stocks to more defensive stocks right now. This makes sense in light of the heightened portfolio risks that exist today. Accordingly, these two top defensive stocks are getting more attention righ...Read More
While the S&P/TSX Composite Index is up nearly 20% year to date, the iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ETF is down by nearly 20%. The price of gold tends to move inversely with the stock market. That is, when the stock market goes up, gold falls. Plus, gold prices rise when inflation picks up, as is the case now. Since gold stocks tend to rise when gold prices rise, you might want to hedge...Read More
Bill Powers visited the world's highest-grade silver mine (P&P) owned 100% by Aurcana Silver Corp which just started production.Read More
A federal judge allows suit to proceed, as the state says run-off from the mine is seeping into Okanogan water sources.Read full newsRead More
Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD) and First Majestic Silver (TSX:FR)(NYSE:AG) are currently trading near their 2021 lows at a time when many TSX stocks are hitting new highs. Is one of these stocks undervalued and a top contrarian buy right now? Barrick Gold Barrick Gold traded at $40 in August 2020 when the price of gold topped out around US$2,080 per ounce. Since then, the price of gold has drop...Read More